MCGRATH: In-person thoughts from Bellator 222
Bellator felt big! This Bellator card felt like the biggest card in the history of the promotion. Everybody who is anybody in the MMA media was there to cover the event. Which is not typical […]
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BELLATOR 222 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/14: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA brings one of their best cards of the year to date to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Friday night. The main event of Bellator 222 takes place in […]
Nate Diaz will never fight at 155 again, and he’s been telling us for awhile
Nate Diaz recently declared that he was moving on from fighting at lightweight, but Aaron Weinbaum has been declaring this since September 2018. On June 3rd of this year, Nate Diaz made a prominent return […]
Bellator 222 brings a mix of familiar faces and potential stars
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 238
UFC 238 was this past weekend and it featured the fourth double champ in UFC history. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 238 GOOD- Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov This was all right for a […]
Ranking every ‘Champ-Champ’ victory
At UFC 238, Henry Cejudo proved that the era of the double-champion is still alive and well in the UFC. By holding the men’s flyweight and bantamweight titles simultaneously, Cejudo joins an elite club. Only […]
MCGRATH: Sunday MMA musings, UFC 238 thoughts
Sunday thoughts From the world of MMA A title shot for Ferguson? Dana White is non-committal on Tony Ferguson getting the next title shot after Khabib-Poirier. Part of me thinks that if Khabib has a […]
UFC 238 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/08: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC is back in the States for UFC 238 on Saturday night. The event will take place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The main event takes place in the bantamweight division where […]
Pre-UFC 238 men’s rankings, where is Anthony Smith?
Current UFC Rankings (Week of 6/3/19) Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (UFC Champion) Stipe Miocic Junior Dos Santos Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes Alistair Overeem Derrick Lewis Alexander Volkov Alexey Oleinik Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion) Light-Heavyweight Jon Jones […]
FREEMAN: The Art of the Staredown
There is a ton of information gathered when two fighters staredown. Most fighters understand that they are professionals here to do a job and collect a paycheck. However, almost every card has a matchup or […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Stockholm
UFC Stockholm was this past weekend and it ended in shocking fashion. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Stockholm BAD- Sung Bin Jo vs. Daniel Teymur Teymur landed some good shots early but then everything […]
MCGRATH-Sunday thoughts from the week in MMA: Gustafsson retires, Anthony Smith’s next fight, McGregor, Andy Ruiz, more
News and notes from the week in combat sports Gustaffson retires. Alexander Gustaffson allegedly retired from MMA yesterday after another defeat in front of his home country. Gus should reset and look for greener pastures. […]
HISCOE: The agony of defeat was finally too much for Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson, to the surprise of pretty much everybody, called it quits on Saturday in Stockholm, telling us “The show is over.” After a very strong career at light heavyweight, the pain of losing another […]
MCGRATH: The last chance for Alexander Gustafsson
Imagine you had one amazing day on your job. Imagine you’re on a sales team, and your team went up against the best team in the country. You hung in there, you were scrappy, hell […]
UFC STOCKHOLM PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/01: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC travels to the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden for UFC on ESPN+ 11 on Saturday. The main event takes place in the light heavyweight division where Alexander Gustafsson takes on Anthony Smith. The […]
Creating an NBA starting 5 with MMA Fighters
With the NBA Finals starting this week I have decided to create the perfect NBA starting five, using only MMA fighters. This list doesn’t really have any rules, I’m pretty much just making it up […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks w/ Aaron Weinbaum picking UFC Stockholm: Gustafsson vs Smith
Aaron Weinbaum is back with an all-new MMA Fight Picks podcast. This week Aaron picks the top fights from UFC Stockholm: Gustafsson vs Smith. Check out Aaronsayswhat.com for more from Aaron. Fights Aaron picks: Light […]
HYDEN BLOG: Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone, and Ali Abdelaziz on Khabib Nurmagomedov
No events this past week, so let’s just hit upon some news of the week. I already touched upon this in the roundtables (I hope you always read those) but I’ll repeat it here. Tony […]
MCGRATH: MMA-Military connection runs deep
There are two things in this world that I love outside of my friends and family: mixed martial arts and the men and women of the United States Military. Being a huge MMA fan through […]
HENRY: Kevin Lee vs. Darren Till and other fights to make next after UFC Rochester
(3) Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kevin Lee (Submission/Round 4) Let’s look at Rafael Dos Anjos under a microscope. He’s a guy who’s in a bit of a tough spot. He’s unquestionably a top three or […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Rochester
UFC Rochester was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Rochester GOOD- Davi Ramos vs. Austin Hubbard This was a solid fight. Nothing great, but Ramos was the better fighter. Hubbard did […]
FREEMAN: 5 things a new MMA promotion can do to challenge UFC
For over 25 years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been noticed as the top tier platform for the best fighters on the planet. The crown is constantly being challenged by other promotions. While some […]
MCGRATH: 10 things I learned this weekend in MMA (and boxing)
It’s interesting to note that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammates who were involved in the UFC 229 post-fight brawl are going in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission next week. Khabib has said a million times […]
UFC ROCHESTER PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 5/18: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC is back in the United States for UFC Rochester on Saturday night. The event will take place at The Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. The main event takes place in the […]
FREEMAN: How Megan Anderson, Felicia Spencer, Rafael dos Anjos and Kevin Lee can get the job done at UFC Rochester
UFC Rochester lies in the heart of spring. A time in which growth is inevitable. Growth is exactly what will be showcased on Saturday, May 18th. An event in which there is no gold on […]